[BlindTlk] Using your cane

[Cindy Ray]

I sometimes just sweep the cane and mostly tap it. You won’t miss much tapping it; it isn’t that high in the air. Sometimes because I don’t want to hit a curb so hard and trip (I seem able to do that more often) pushing it in front of me and arking it seems to work well for me, but I still mostly tap it.


Cindy Lou
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> On Apr 26, 2022, at 6:41 AM, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Thank you for your reply.
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> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kat via BlindTlk
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> I use a telescoping cane. I have a folding cane as a back up, but this is only as a back up. I sweep my cane from side to side as I feel the tapping method is somewhat dangerous like someone else said because when the cane is in the air that means some ground could be missed. I have a tendency to not go in a straight line either, and so it’s very important for me to have constant feedback for my cane on the ground in front of me. 
> 
>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 13:12, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Since we talked about canes yesterday, I wanted to ask:
>> 
>> 1.    Do you use a folded cane?
>> 2.    Yes. I do.
>> 
>> Do you tap your   cane your  from side-to-side?
>> 
>> 3.    No I don't. I just drag my cane. So there's the possibility I'll
>> injure myself.  I'm one of those blind person's who doesn't walk in a 
>> straight line  and I may get off track.
>> 4.    What about you
>> 5.    P.s. Sorry for the errors. I'm not a pro at using technology and
>> jaws. So the numbers are still appearing in the message.
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